Sage Gentle-Wing page for CT

About Sage

Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area , a former student of the great jazz guitarist ,
TUCK ANDRESS { Tuck and Patti },
SAGE GENTLE-WING is a Singer / Songwriter / Guitarist of impeccable pedigree and authenticity.

Over the years Sage has consistently drawn accolades from music lovers, musicians, and fans the world over. A world traveller, he has performed throughout the mainland U.S. and Hawaii, Vancouver , Canada, Japan , S. Korea, Phillipines Okinawa, and most recently toured for 5 months in New Zealand.

Sage began his career in 1966 as a drummer in a rock band at the age of 15 opening for such icons as JANIS JOPLIN { with BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING CO, BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD { with NEIL YOUNG and STEPHAN STILLS}, and MOBY GRAPE, and QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco.

For the last 12 years or so, Sage has been banging out ALL ORIGINAL music in bars, small performance venues, and coffee houses throughout Arizona, Calif, Austin Tx { where he lived for 3 years} and even New Zealand { where he toured in ’99 for 5 months as a solo artist}.

Sage's full bio would take a book { which he is working on } as it spans four decades of prolific writing , gigging and recording, {and a million anecdotes} but quite a lot of info can be gotten on his website at: www. sagegentle-wing.com - { click " The years in between"} on the homepage for band discography.

"I write and play the kind of songs that people rarely get to hear on the radio but in fact are starved for in the clubs. I consider it my mission in life to put a dent in the status quo in my own small way, any way I can. It really makes me happy to see the look of appreciation and RECOGNITION of IDEALS on the faces of audiences worldwide. this let's me know I'm right on track. "

"Sage Gentle-Wing has a lot of really great songs, has a really great Singing Voice and plays really great guitar!" - Jimmie Vaughan- Austin Tx 2000